The New Jersey Center for Civic Education is an independent non-profit organization affiliated with the Rutgers University School of Arts and Sciences and located on the Rutgers-Piscataway campus. The Center is dedicated to:
- Fostering the knowledge, skills and dispositions students need to be responsible, engaged politically tolerant citizens in a democratic society
- Providing professional development and resources for K-12 educators
- Promoting civic engagement and an understanding of history and the role of the citizen and public policy-making in a democratic society
- Advocating for policies that enhance the teaching of social studies
The Center offers a wide variety of programs and resources:
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Civics for Elementary Grades (K-5)
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Civics for Middle School (6-8)
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Civics, Economics and NJ History for High School (9-12)
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Civil Conversations (K-12)
- Conflict Resolution and U.S. History (6-12)
- Controversial Issues (K-12)
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Development of Democratic Ideas in Ancient Civilizations (6-12)
- Elections (4-12)
- Law, Literature and Society (6-12)
- Lessons about Africa (6-12)
- Media Literacy (K-12)
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NJ History and Government (K-12)
- Primary Sources (6-12)
- Project Citizen (4-12)
- Street Law (9-12)
- We the People: the Citizen and the Constitution (3-12)
Workshops are available for free at the Rutgers Livingston Center or for a minimum of 15 teachers at your school district. For information about statewide workshops at Rutgers, go to https://civiced.rutgers.edu/professional-development. To arrange for a workshop at your district, contact Craig Uplinger at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .